12 August 2011

Tyson discusses the experience in a new interview with gay hip-hop music producer King Scandocious. "Everyone knows Tyson the porn star but Alvin Redd is my singing alter ego. I've wanted to do this for years. You could even me singing in the bathroom in some of my old videos at the Dorm."

10 January 2011

Omarion spent the weekend (once again) angrily reiterating his heterosexuality on Twitter and over the radio. The R&B poptart was the subject of a ridiculously obvious "coming out" hoax: A faux press release declaring that Omarion was a "proud bisexual man."

The R&B crooner called in to DJ Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show to set the record straight regarding his sexuality. Flex offered Omarion a platform to discuss the release, which was sent by a fictitious public relations representative by the name of Sharron Wright. "First and foremost let me say, I did not release that statement," the singer said. "You know, whatever people like is their business but I'm not gay or bisexual. I love women and that's just what it is."

The former B2K member ... was angered at the way several media outlets handled the fake statement without verifying sources. "I know Twitter's fun and we all have our moments and we joke around, but I'm looking at this as people have to start doing their research a little bit more – especially with celebrities and superstars," Omarion stated. "You can't just believe everything that you hear." The 'Ice Box' singer referred to the false release as "outrageous" and informed his supporters globally that he had no interest in men because "it's not that type of party."

The weekend hoax came only a day or two after the latest salvo in the escalating Twitter and YouTube beef among members of the former chart-topping boyband B2K. Ricardo "Ricky Romance" Thornton, brother of De'Mario "Raz B" Thornton, blasted Omarion and claimed the singer was "fully gay" and it was an "open secret" in the industry.

26 September 2010

Sorry for not posting this last night. CNN’s Don Lemon made a startling confession on live television: The anchor revealed that he had been the victim of a pedophile as a child.

The anchor's admission happened during a Saturday evening segment with supporters and members of Bishop Eddie Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Lemon described the relationships and patterns alleged by Long's accusers, "Let me tell you what got my attention about this and I have never admitted this on television. I’m a victim of a pedophile when I was a kid. Someone who was much older than me."

Lemon added that the pattern described by Long's accusers was exactly what he experienced. "I’ve never admitted that on television and I never told my mom until I was 30 years old," Lemon said. "Especially African-American men don’t want to talk about those things."

Also worth noting: Like their pastor who finally spoke this morning, the three young guests in the studio expressed no concern for the young accusers. And despite the similar stories from the young men in different parts of the country—two of the four accusers have never met the others, btw—the guests said they will still "stand by the bishop" and he did not "look" like a predator. Kevin Bond, the former New Birth employee seen on Skype from London, had a much more nuanced position and admitted the growing allegations were "troublesome." "The Black church is loyal, sometimes even to a fault," Bond admitted.

30 June 2010

Day 3 of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings. The Supreme Court nominee was asked by socially conservative and anti-gay Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley if marriage "is a question reserved for the states to decide." Kagan declined to comment.